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Group Admins

MEMBERSHIP LOGIN

JOIN A GROUP DISCUSSION

Here’s how to post a photo, video, weblink or news item in a group…

1. Log in: If you are an PA member, log in using your username and password. If you have forgotten your password, click on ‘FORGOT PASSWORD?” and follow the prompts.2. Join a group: Go to GROUPS and find one you are interested in. Click on the ’JOIN GROUP’ button underneath the title of the group — then start chatting.5. Start a group: Go to GROUPS and click the red button, CREATE A GROUP. Fill in the details and invite your friends to join in.6. Join the conversation: Go to the GROUPS and click on YOUR GROUP. You can post your latest news, add a weblink or video link in the ‘text box area’ or add a photo to your post by clicking on the camera icon that is reveals once you start typing. Once your finished just click the button ‘POST UPDATE’. It’s that easy.

ABOUT FORUMS & TOPICS

Some of PA teams have a section to create FORUMs to discuss items in details. Not all groups have this facility. If you do, here is how it works…

FORUMS are discussion spaces for groups or teams. They are segmented into TOPICs.

If you have a new issue/idea/action to discuss, click on the FORUM tab.

If your group already has TOPICs listed in the FORUM, open the TOPIC you want to contribute to.

If you would like to start a new TOPIC, click on ‘START A NEW TOPIC‘ to start chatting with your team members.

Type your TOPIC title in the box provided then write an introduction to the topic area.

An email will go out to the group members letting them know about the new forum TOPIC.

They can then login and contribute to the discussion.

PROPOSALS

Here is a suggestion to end the discussion in a TOPIC with a PROPOSAL. Any member can put up a proposal then seek agreement to move to action if they feel the discussion is drawing to a close.

Setting a PROPOSAL allows the team to resolve misunderstandings or issues. It may lead to an amendment to the original proposal.

Underneath a PROPOSAL, group members could use the icon ‘Like’ / ‘Dislike’ to vote on the proposal.

If more discussion is needed, people could leave a message on why they are not consenting to the proposal and maybe suggest an amendment.